Total Health Care

The covered entity (CE), Total Health Care, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 221,454 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff were retrained.